Vehicle.



H. G. RUNNE.

VEHICLE.

APvLlcATloN man MAYG.1919.

n. Patented Bee. 23, M9.

`UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

HENRY G. RUE'NE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, SSIGNOR OF ONE-'HALF T0 CHARLESL.

, TOWNSEND, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE.

specification o f Letters Patent. l Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

Application filed May 6, 1919. Serial No. 285,055.

To all 'whom t may concern:

lie lit known that I, HENRY G. RUNNE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicles; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe saine, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and to thereferencenumerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to vehicles and more particularly thesteering mechanism thereof and it has for its obj eetto provide animproved adjustable steering post of such simplicity and cheapness as tomake it available for use in connection with ltoy vehicles such asvelocipedesand the like that are inexpensively built and assembled andladjusted by unskilled persons. The improvements are directed toward themeans provided for elevating or lowering the vehicle body upon thesteering post and to these and other ends the invention resides incertain improvements and combinations of parts all as will behereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed outin the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side view of a toy vehicle constructed in accordance withand illustrating one embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom View of a fragment of the body taken inhorizontal section through the steering' post; I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken sub, stantially on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2, and

Fig. 4t is an enlarged perspective view of a bracket bearing for thesteering post.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesaine parts.

In the present instance, the vehicle consists of a body or seat board 1which is.

straddled by the child who pushes against theground with his feet toobtain locomotion. At the rear end of the body there is4 pivoted at 2 anaxle board 3 carrying the axle 4 supported by rear wheels 5'. A radiusvrod 6 adjustable as to length in a manner not here involved7 connectedto the axle i and to the under side of the body controls the angie ci'the axle beard 3 and hence the height lat which the rear* end ci: thebody is supported. ilmse changes neeessita a correl spending change inelevation of the front end of the body which is supported upon asteering post 7" having a handle 8 atthe top and a fork 9 at the bottoniprovided with an axle 10 for the single front wheel 11 and it 6.0 -1sthese changes in the adjustment ofthe steering post or in the adjustmentof the. body thereon with which my present invention has to do.

The said steering post 7 extends vertically 65 or at a slightinclination through the body and is provided in this region with anumber of circumferential grooves 12 forming annular seats or shoulders.It also extends through the otl'set portion 18 of a bracket 70 plate 1lthat is secured to the under side of the body 1 and the said oi'setportion 13 is apertured at 14 to receive it, as shown in Fig. 4, theaperture being defined by an upstanding collar 15 that constitutes abear- 75 ing for the post in addition to the bearing provided by thebody itself, as shown in Fig. Il. The radius rod 6' may also be pivotedu 16 at its front end to the plate 14 which; in the present instance, ispro- 80 vided with/an ear 17 for this purpose. In the form shown, thebracket plate is secured to the body board firmly'by screws 1S. Theoffset portion 13 of the bracket is preferably annular and at one sidethere is pivoted to and beneath the same as at 19. a semi-annularlocking member 20. This member 20 is preferably of substantially thecontour of the member 18 and is adapted to be swung Jfrom theinoperative position of Fig. 4. to the operative position ofthe other'figures, whereupon an aperture 21 in its opposite or free end comes intoregister with an aperture 22 in the oli'set portion 1 3 to receive acotter pin or other device 2.3 and be secured in locked position. TheImanipulations of the locking member are conducted v by meanso.' an ear24 that constitutes a. handle and wf h. because of thcofi'set formationof the plato 14, is at all times readily accessible. W ien movedtolocking position, the locking inen'iber 20 'coi'iperates selectively,with any desired one of the plurality of annular seats of shoulders 12on the post 7 so that the body is supported at the front 106 through themedium of the locking member at the desired height to conform to theheight of the rear end that has previously been adjusted according tothe reach of the childs legs The semieircalar portion or on the post and'10 be readily adjusted by unskilled persons who, in order to etl'ect achange of adjustment, are required to merely remove the cotter pin 23and replace it after swinging out the mem'ber 2() and seating it in thedesired groove.

l claim as my invention:

l. The con'ibination With a vehicle body 'and a rotatable steering postextending Athrough the body and vertically adjustable relativelythereto, of a member pivoted to.

the body and adapted to be swung into and out of locking engagement withthe steering post, to rotatively support thc body thereon. 2. Thecombination with a vehicle body and a rotatable steering post verticallyadjustable relatively thereto and provided' with a plurality' ot'annular seats, of a member pivoted to the body and adapted to be swunginto and out of locking engagement with said seats, selectively, torotatably support the body at diiicrent heights on the steering post.

3. The combination with a vehicle body and a rotatable steering postvertically adjustable relatively thereto and provided With a pluralityof annular seats, of a semi-annu lar member pivoted to the body andadapted to be swung into and out of locking engagement With'said seats,selectively, to rotatably support the body at different heights on thesteering post. p

t. The combination with a Vehicle body having an otl'set bracket thereonand a rotatable steering post extending through the body and bracket tobe vertically adjustable relatively thereto and provided-With aplurality of annular seats, of a member pivoted to the bracket andadapted to be swung into and out of locking engagement With said seats,selectively, to rotatively support the body at different heights on thesteering. post.

5. The combination with avvehicle body and a steering post verticallyadjustable relatively thereto and provided with a plurality ot annularseats, of a bracket secured to the body and embodying an olfsetapertured portion provided with a collar forming a bearing for thesteering post, anda curved member pivoted to such oi'set portion andadapted to b'e swung into and out of .locking engagement with said'seatson the steering post, selectively, to rotatably nsupport the body atdifferent heights on` the steering post.

HENRY G. RUNNE.

